Example Sentences

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Less than two weeks later, the US and Israel began striking Iran and attention switched away from ending the Ukraine war, which has been raging for more than four years.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

The debate around the appropriate inflation target has been raging for years.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

In any case, the debate has been raging for years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

For the past two and a half years, the battle for the future of L.A.’s Fairfax Avenue corridor has been raging between economic powerhouses.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2025

This storm has been raging along the coast ever since nine o'clock, the wires are down, but I did manage to telephone to New York and get hold of Frye, the shell-shock specialist.

From Dr. Jonathan by Churchill, Winston